tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post8711557663698690388..comments2016-11-05T09:25:38.382-04:00Comments on Biking in Heels: Just One CyclistCyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-68101101449841137432009-09-30T22:00:25.858-04:002009-09-30T22:00:25.858-04:00This is why I blog-to reach out and find I&#39;m n...This is why I blog-to reach out and find I&#39;m not the only one out there...<br />I have a theory, that I&#39;m testing (and should keep notes on) that if the first cyclist to a light stops, the subsequent arrivals are more likely to stop. Power of suggestion. Enforcement of social norms etc etc. I keep trying, even though the outcome doesn&#39;t really seem to change. <br />I have a nuanced argument about it, but it&#39;s hard to explain that to someone as they blow by you, and I feel like a nag yelling &quot;red light sweetheart&quot; (although that doesn&#39;t stop me)<br />One good thing is that I often exchange a meaningful look, shrug and head shake, with the motorist next to me.cyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331461189944538729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-76398586554350496162009-09-30T20:07:20.206-04:002009-09-30T20:07:20.206-04:00Reading your posts is such a relief sometimes: It ...Reading your posts is such a relief sometimes: It affirms that I am not crazy and these things really do go on in Boston. Cycling in Cambridge and Somerville, I would estimate that up to 75% cyclists do not stop on red. I just asked my husband whether he thinks that figure is an exaggeration, and he replied that during his work commute it is closer to 100%. What bothers me even more, is that the cyclists who blow red lights often give me contemptuous looks as if <i>I</i> am the one who is doing something wrong. Surely there is something not quite right here.Filigreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.com